Net asset value per share is 133.04 pence, down 15% from 155.59p. NAV total return is negative 7.17% for the period, against positive 0.30% for the year before. Company notes that the AIC UK Equity ...

In the shadow of Chicago’s skyscrapers and beyond the cornfields that stretch across much of Illinois lies a treasure so unexpected and dazzling that it feels like stumbling upon a secret society’s ...

Yooperlites are a variety of sodalite-rich syenite found in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Iceland's famous Blue Lagoon is beautiful, but those crowds can take away some of the romance. Make a beeline for these excellent alternatives instead.

Sodalite is a deep blue to blue-violet mineral best known for its use in jewelry, sculpture, and decorative stonework. Sodalite forms in igneous rocks that crystallized from sodium-rich, silica ...

It’s a “hydrated phosphate of copper,” but you may just know it as turquoise. The blue-green mineral widely regarded as a gemstone has significant deposits across the world, including here in New ...

This year’s theme and special display is “Fossils of the Northwest and Beyond,” along with displays from Wenas Mammoth Foundation and local rocks and minerals.

James Carpenter of Unconventional Lapidarist moves many cabochon cuts of wavellite — a green mineral found in Arkansas — as well as Andamooka opal. Clients of gemstone dealer Gemorex International are ...

Gemstones have been a topic of fascination to human beings for centuries, not just for their beauty, but also for how rare they are, what they symbolise, and that they are worth millions. While ...

Butte, MT: Butte Mineral and Gem Club - Obviously this is a club, not a mine itself, but they DO have field-trips throughout the year to mines across the state. Plus, they're a knowledgeable bunch who ...

Thousands of people came out to the Mississippi Trade Mart this weekend to see and buy spectacular found objects. The 66th Mississippi Annual Gem and Mineral Show allowed visitors to see semi-precious ...